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September 13, 2022
ROCKET SCIENCE
Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes in setback for space tourism



Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022
An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff from Texas on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth. The incident marked a setback for Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos' company as well as the space tourism sector, though observers were encouraged by the fact that had people been aboard, they would have likely survived. Blue Origin tweeted a short video clip showing the moment when the capsule fir ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Blue Origin rocket suffers booster failure, prompting emergency abort system
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 12, 2021
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket suffered a booster failure after lifting off Monday morning, causing an emergency abort system to separate the capsule from the booster. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA's Moon mission pushed back, again
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022
NASA is now targeting September 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post Monday. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
SciTec awarded US Space Force contract for mission data processing application provider
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 12, 2022
SciTec, Inc. was awarded a $272M contract by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) for Mission Data Processing Application Provider (MDPAP) to deliver critical applications for the Space Forc ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Airbus to provide satellite communications for Armed Forces of Czech Republic and the Netherlands
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 12, 2022
Airbus has signed contracts with the Ministries of Defence of Czech Republic and the Netherlands to provide satellite communications for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces of Czech Republic and the ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch Synspective Satellite on 30th Electron Launch
Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch its 30th Electron rocket and 150th satellite to space during a dedicated mission for Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective on Wednesda ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Redwire and Sodern team up to market the Exquisite-Class Eagle Eye Star Tracker
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 13, 2022
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, today signed a formal teaming agreement with Sodern, a world leader in star trackers and neut ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches 34 more Starlink satellites, AST SpaceMobile satellite
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2021
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 34 more Starlink satellites with AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 satellite to low-Earth orbit on Saturday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Harris talks with space station astronauts, introduces new initiatives
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to astronauts serving on the International Space Station on Friday as she convened the meeting of the National Space Council at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Momentus First Demonstration Mission Status Update #5
San Jose CA (SPX) Sep 09, 2022
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has provided its fifth Mission Update on its inaugural Vi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Why do we always need to wait for launch windows to get a rocket to space
Melbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Sep 09, 2022
Earlier this week, the Artemis I Moon mission was scrubbed again; now we have to wait for a new launch window. Just 40 minutes before the Space Launch System rocket was set to take off from Ke ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
UK built Prometheus 2 imaging and monitoring cubesats on track for UK launch
London, UK (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
The Prometheus 2 satellites, which have been jointly designed by Airbus and In-Space Missions, are on track for their UK launch from Newquay, Cornwall, later this year with environmental testing com ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Surrey Satellite opens new Australian office
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
SSTL has announced that on the 13th September it will open an office in Australia in Adelaide. The announcement follows the meeting on Friday 2nd September between the Rt. Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan M ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Ariane 5 launches EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Sep 08, 2022
On Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 at 6:45 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher, operated by Arianespace, successfully lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), carr ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space launch from Australia to use satellite tracking from Inmarsat
Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications has signed an agreement with Gilmour Space Technologies to support space launches from Australia using Inmarsat's InRange system ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA manages astronaut health with effective diagnostics research
Cleveland OH (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
As NASA prepares to send astronauts further into space for longer durations, managing and maintaining their health is a top priority. Researchers and engineers are currently testing a suite of medic ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered
Washington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022
An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth, Jeff Bezos' space company said. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Northrop Grumman's rocket development reaches new heights
Falls Church VA (SPX) Sep 13, 2022
When you think of a rocket launch, you probably imagine a glistening white cylinder emerging from a cloud of smoke and fire making its way into outer space. But while the sight of a launch may only ... more
SPACE TRAVEL


LeoLabs awarded contract from US Dept of Commerce to support space traffic management prototype

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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Lockheed Martin, AT&T demonstrate 5G high speed transfer of Black Hawk data to 5G.MIL Pilot Network
Stratford CT (SPX) Sep 12, 2022
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and AT&T* securely and rapidly transferred UH-60M Black Hawk health and usage data through an AT&T 5G private cellular network and Lockheed Martin's 5G.MIL multi-site pil ... more
AEROSPACE
Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 9, 2022
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets. ... more
UAV NEWS
US sanctions Iranian company that shipped drones to Russia
Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2022
The United States on Thursday placed sanctions on an Iranian company that helped to ship drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, and warned non-Iranian firms against becoming involved in the trade. ... more
UAV NEWS
GMV wins the contract for the EURODRONE flight control Computer
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 08, 2022
The technology multinational GMV has been awarded a contract for the design, development, production, and logistic support of the Ground Flight Control Computer (GFCC) for the Eurodrone Programme, t ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Syrian refugees in Turkey plan caravan to reach EU
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 10, 2022
A group of Syrian refugees in Turkey is planning to form a caravan to reach the European Union, organisers said Saturday. ... more
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